• Apr 15, 2020 |
• Glyn Moody |
• General Privacy News, Governments,

Open source, open science: the coronavirus crisis is when openness comes into its own

Open source figures frequently on this blog. That’s in part because Private Internet Access is a long-time supporter of free software, and is in the process of open-sourcing its own software. But more generally, privacy is deeply bound up with open source, for reasons a recent post explained. The importance of open source in the … Continue reading “Open source, open science: the coronavirus crisis is when openness comes into its own”

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• Apr 1, 2020 |
• Glyn Moody |
• General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

How can we protect privacy during a crisis like Covid-19, when “health surveillance” is on the rise around the world?

A couple of weeks ago, this blog looked at the use of smartphones to track people so that contact tracing can be carried out to slow the spread of Covid-19. Two weeks is a long time in a pandemic. Soon after, it emerged that many countries were going further, and using smartphone location to check … Continue reading “How can we protect privacy during a crisis like Covid-19, when “health surveillance” is on the rise around the world?”

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• Mar 25, 2020 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Poland’s COVID-19 “selfie app” raises privacy questions – will everyone eventually be tracked?

People in Poland under a mandatory 14-day quarantine have an interesting way to prove that they are following the quarantine. Usually, such mandatory quarantines are checked on by local authorities with physical visits; however, the government there has now released an app that quarantined individuals can opt in to use instead. This app, called the … Continue reading “Poland’s COVID-19 “selfie app” raises privacy questions – will everyone eventually be tracked?”

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• Mar 19, 2020 |
• Glyn Moody |
• General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

As Covid-19 spreads around the globe, so does the idea of using smartphones to track everyone to help contact tracing

It seems extraordinary that it was only a month ago that this blog wrote about the new coronavirus, also called Covid-19. At that time, it was not yet clear whether it would turn into a full-blown pandemic. Now, there is no doubt on the matter. As that blog post reported, Covid-19 began in China, and … Continue reading “As Covid-19 spreads around the globe, so does the idea of using smartphones to track everyone to help contact tracing”

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